Pretty cool exhaust tip you installed there on the van. May be a little oversized, but I bet the import crowd goes crazy over it.

I'm still trying to find out how much chrom spray paint it's gonna take

basically they are Adire Audio Kit LCRs using the Vifa to replace the Usher

Basically they are nothing like the Adire LCR's actually.

Baffle width, orientation, spacing, and crossovers along with the drivers would all have to be the same for it to be basically Adire LCR's.

Cosmetically the baffle looks nice.

///M5, did I just get a compliment from you?

Edited April 20, 201015 yr by kryptonitewhite

my neighbor buddy, i made him cut the holes on the last baffle board..they dont much matter anyway theyre way in back..but he did pretty good

it's been a while since I've been challenged on my "infinite baffle woofer" usage, but someone is... forceful again, so i thought my reply is a good one for all the IB3 VAN builds

I have already proved the IB3 18 works great in an enclosure. I have been running mine in one for the last year. Over a year ago I ran it in an Aztek, 21.5 cubic feet, 7.5" port, 15Hz tune. I then retuned to 20Hz, 25Hz, and 33Hz to experiment, then back to 15. I first ran it with a Lanzar OPTI2000D. That wasn't enough power for this ""IB"" sub. Then I got a Hifonics BXi2608D. It still wasn't enough at 2 ohms, so I ordered a custom dual 2 recone kit to run it at 1 ohm.

Then I brought the box in my home. It worked great in-car and in-home. In the house I first ran it off 2 cheap walmart plate amps. Considering the power it was most impressive. Then I ran it off a Behringer EP4000.

Since I was right, I bought 6 more of them, and I am now running 2 of them in 128 cubic feet each, with an EP4000 each.

The VAN build is the same thing... 22 cubic feet, 15Hz tune...just more port area.

This is a video in the Aztek off a Lanzar OPTI2000D. It was loud, it was clear, it was low, responce was smooth, flat, and wide. It played very high as well.

I hope you have a good stereo on your PC. I just watched this vid and it made my computer and monitor BOUNCE in the next room. Anyone who wants to politely ask my opinion, fine, but beware about being cocky. This video right here was made with a cheap 60 watt amp from walmart. I'd like to see any other subwoofer do a lot better than this one did off 60 watts..period.

The camera used in the last vid and this vid was terrible, all noise is distorted..even quiet... so this is exaggerated a bit. But for 60 watts, this "infinite baffle" subwoofer shakes the entire house.

Now the thing that I loved about the walmart amps, was they played single digit subsonics that my EP4000s can not. This video was made to show the guys on Home Theater Shack that I indeed did get a lot of port velocity on a 7.5" port with an IB 18 with less than 200 watts. This used to shake my house with the 1 sub, but with my new amps it's almost not even present. EP's are known for a steep roll off below 20Hz.

gotta love WOTWs. while in a huge box tuned low to get subsonics, it still hit hard, kicked hard, slammed hard for the punch

my favorite part of the whole movie. if you dont have a huge system hooked to your PC youre not gonna get this...it is far too low and you have to move a LOT of air.

a song with sub 20Hz material and thumping at the same time?

got the EP4000's, my old sub was dual 2, the new ones are dual 4, so I wanted to blow my old sub to recone it as a dual 4 so I have a replacement. this is a 17Hz sine wave... a lot of power AT TUNING. with an infinite baffle speaker. hmmm. blowing wind across the room.

10Hz on a 17Hz tune... unloading still shakin my house and blowing air full excursion. listen to the EP4000 fan kickin it in high gear at the end when I stop the sine wave.

Built the Two Towers.... distorts the crap out of the new camera, 780i HD

These were with a 6.5Hz tune! 128 cubic feet per box, 12" diameter port, 48" long

ever made two 200lb boxes rock back and forth and fan blads bounce froma 6Hz sine wave?

retuned to 15Hz... FULL EXCURSION sine wave for a full minute, didnt even get the sub warm.

did it again, with my back door shut. It is on the other side of the house...and it was moving so far i could see light through it from outside.

I rest my case

thanks

it's been a while since I've been challenged on my "infinite baffle woofer" usage, but someone is... forceful again, so i thought my reply is a good one for all the IB3 VAN builds

I rest my case

thanks

The last 2 videos are sweet. Makes me want to do something for the house.

Holy expanding foam batman!

I don't think I'd ever be able to buy a pretty nice looking van like that and just tear it apart and fuck it all up for a stereo. I mean that in the most complimentary way possible too. I look forward to the progress.

what a waste of time

on this alpine deck I have 2 long yellow wires o the harness, yellow blue for parking break and yellow black for foot break.

I am assuming these are to ensure youre not driving and playing video at the same time?

I don't think I'd ever be able to buy a pretty nice looking van like that and just tear it apart and fuck it all up for a stereo. I mean that in the most complimentary way possible too. I look forward to the progress.

the van was bought specifically for the stereo only

what a waste of time

And you posting that wasn't?

He's building what he wants in his van. Notice a pattern there.

Keep up with the build man. I like seeing people do things differently, even if it goes against the grain.

I don't think I'd ever be able to buy a pretty nice looking van like that and just tear it apart and fuck it all up for a stereo. I mean that in the most complimentary way possible too. I look forward to the progress.

the van was bought specifically for the stereo only

I know but I just can't imagine doing all that and destroying the resale value.

I sell cars for a living so I may be biased.

what a waste of time

And you posting that wasn't?

He's building what he wants in his van. Notice a pattern there.

Keep up with the build man. I like seeing people do things differently, even if it goes against the grain.

with posts like that, thats what keeps me going. Thank you. I'll have a vid of the DVD player up in a lil bit, and a snap of the new hydro crimper and 4th sub amp

I don't think I'd ever be able to buy a pretty nice looking van like that and just tear it apart and fuck it all up for a stereo. I mean that in the most complimentary way possible too. I look forward to the progress.

the van was bought specifically for the stereo only

I know but I just can't imagine doing all that and destroying the resale value.

I sell cars for a living so I may be biased.

I have no intentions of reselling it certainly not without the stereo in it, and I can't see getting my money back out of it either way so i hope this turns out well

what a waste of time

what a waste of time

haha right right...

alright there are 2 brake wires to make sure your parked to be able to view video. yellow blue is parking brake and yellow black is foot brake .

To watch video source, push foot break to come to a complete stop, then engage park brake . Keep pushing foot brake and release parking brake once then engage again. While the parking brake is being engaged the second time release the foot brake .

I'm going to use 2 toggle switches for this so others can watch video while I drive safely.

The diagram showing splicing into the foot brake lamp and parking brake lamp shows the foot brake spliced into the positive wire after the switch, before the lamp.

It shows the parking brake spliced after the lamp but before the switch, making it the negative.

So does the foot need to be on a positive switch and the parking a grounded switch?

anyway here's my first wobbly vid right after I installed it driving around playing a cd and getting a feel for the touch screen and tilt.

Got the hydrolic crimper ( thanks again for the heads up rmzsuzuki89 ) and 4th subwoofer amp replacing the one I sold to my neighbor.

Sweet looking crimper! That AudioPipe amp looks like a beast!

Sweet looking crimper! That AudioPipe amp looks like a beast!

I'll never forget last year when I had 6 Optima Red Tops and did the Big 3... using a vice grip. Pinch hard, keep squeezing, harder... closed. Release vice grip. Turn it in tighter 2 more turns... squeeze.... repeat...repeat.

Screw that! Hydro! lol.

There's 4 of the APs again, 1 per sub the one I sold to a neighbor, he's running 3 12" CVRs... at 6 ohms!

One of the amps has a loose item floating inside, like a screw or something. I don't want to complain and send it back to have them crack the case and make sure it wasn't off of something and came out, I'd guess just dropped inside... but I don't want to void warranty and open it myself (if I even have a warranty). What should I do? This is what happened years ago with my first Lanzar OPTI2000D. Something was loose, but I hooked it to the Avalanche anyway. It worked fine. All a sudden it fried the sub then went to protect mode. It had a busted fan, overheated, shorted out, 12V DC to sub.

Should be crazy when done, I would just send the amp in and it should save you from hassle in case it may be something wrong but wont show until sometime in the future. Use your last experience as a learning tool and get the amp checked before installing, whether you do it or them (I recommend them to void the warranty).

I would call them if you can and ask if you even do have a warranty. Then tell them whats going on and see what they say. But best to get it checked out first. Dont want to fry something if it is some metal floating around in there. Looking good though. I saw one of those crimpers at Harbor Freight the other day as was SO tempted to get one, but the thing was pricey like 60-70 if i remember right!

Should be crazy when done, I would just send the amp in and it should save you from hassle in case it may be something wrong but wont show until sometime in the future. Use your last experience as a learning tool and get the amp checked before installing, whether you do it or them (I recommend them to void the warranty).

ya youre right. I was all worried Id have to wait forever for the 4th replacment amp, cuz he said it would, it was a nice surprise to get it so quick..now this not so nice surprise...